The Impact of Expansion on European Union Institutions

The Eastern Touch on Brussels
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-29357-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 223 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

How does policy-making trigger the institutionalization of steering capacities? This book investigates this question by tackling why the European Commission expanded competences that were intentionally limited to the specific pre-accession context prior the 2004/07 EU enlargement.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heidbreder, E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: INTRODUCTION Research Question and Empirical Puzzle PART II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Policy-generated Institutionalization The Analytical Framework: Design of the Empirical Study PART III: EMPIRICAL ANALYSES Institutional Capacity Building: Extending Conditional Distributive Instruments The Respect for and Protection of Minorities: Exploiting Legal Grey Areas and Patronage Policies Cross-border Cooperation: Executing Intergovernmental Competences Nuclear Safety: Resisting Unintended Consequences Anti-Corruption: Out-Sourcing Responsibility PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Comparative Summary and Empirical Results Conclusion: Policy-Generated Institutionalization

Über Autor(innen)

EVA G. HEIDBREDER Lectures on Public Policy and European Studies as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. She obtained her PhD in Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence after completing various degrees in EU Studies in Vienna, Osnabrück, and London.